Gus Van Sant | Club Random with Bill Maher

Filmmaker Gus Van Sant joins Bill Maher for a candid conversation that pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to survive in Hollywood. Van Sant opens up about the scrappy, crowdfunded reality behind Dead Man’s Wire, studio politics, and why critics may have saved his career. The two dig into his iconic films (Drugstore Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho, To Die For, Psycho) and trace the lineage of comedy from Lenny Bruce to Saturday Night Live – along with the strange psychology of actors and directors on set, including a jaw-dropping story about literally throwing rocks to get a performance.

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ABOUT CLUB RANDOM
In Club Random, Bill Maher unleashes his comedic wit on an unpredictable lineup – from Bill Burr and Jerry Seinfeld to Quentin Tarantino and Neil deGrasse Tyson – digging into everything but politics. It’s Maher in his familiar element: one-on-one vibes, unfiltered laughs, and the kind of freewheeling banter only he can deliver.

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ABOUT BILL MAHER
Bill Maher was the host of “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC) from 1993-2002, and for the last 23 years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 41 Emmy nominations. Maher won his first Emmy in 2014 as executive producer for the HBO series, “VICE.” In October of 2008, this same combination was on display in Maher’s uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion, “Religulous.”

Maher has written six bestsellers: “True Story,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect’s Greatest Hits,” “When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Bin Laden,” “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer,” “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass", and most recently "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You".

00:00:00 – Intro
00:03:09 – Dead Man’s Wire + Oscar-Qualifying Release Plan
00:06:15 – Denver, Beats, Hippies + Gus’s Early-Movie DNA
00:08:22 – Draft Lottery, Deferments
00:10:08 – Bill’s Pot-Dealer Hustle
00:13:15 – Hollywood Entry: Ken Shapiro, The Groove Tube & Belzer
00:15:17 – Lorne Michaels, Early SNL + Who Stole What
00:17:24 – Capitalism
00:20:03 – Critics, To Die For + Being Ahead of the Culture
00:23:12 – Aging, Makeup, Lighting + The “Thin Mask” Dream
00:29:21 – Playgirl + Mad vs Lampoon
00:33:07 – SNL Succession Bet + Casting Is Everything
00:36:54 – Volatile Sets, Actor Psychology + Losing Your Cool
00:43:19 – Citizen Kane, “Rosebud,” and Which Old Movies Hold Up
00:55:18 – Hollywood Accounting: Audits, Lawsuits, “Where’s My Money?”
01:08:09 – Lenny Bruce, Free Speech + Why Comedy Can’t Be “Acted”
01:30:04 – Eyes Wide Shut, Psycho Remake


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